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招风惹草

zhāo fēng rě cǎodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-40932096140f0666. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

招風惹草 招风惹草 [zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3] /(idiom) to bring trouble on oneself/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 招風惹草

  • 招
    zhāo

    to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess

  • 风
    fēng

    wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]

  • 惹
    rě

    to provoke / to irritate / to vex / to stir up / to anger / to attract (troubles) / to cause (problems)

  • 草
    cǎo

    grass / straw / manuscript / draft (of a document) / careless / rough / CL:棵[kē],撮[zuǒ],株[zhū],根[gēn]

    cào

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Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.